Chapter 943: Reversing the Path of Severing the Dao
When Ye Fan appeared again, the little squirrel, like a purple crystal, had tears in its eyes, its big eyes blinking. With a *swoosh*, it charged over, latched onto Ye Fan, and then quickly hid behind him, only poking out half its little head to timidly glance forward with wide eyes.
The girl Xu Ye was very lively. Like a little lunatic, she charged over, flailing her arms and legs, giggling nonstop as she tried to catch the purple little squirrel.
These past few days, Ye Fan had been constantly on the move, traveling south for Pang Bo’s matter, going everywhere. He hadn’t kept the little squirrel by his side, leaving it at Xu Qiong’s home in City B.
Without a doubt, a little creature like this could captivate anyone’s attention wherever it was placed. Its fur was like silk, crystal clear and translucent, flowing with purple light, directly enchanting the girl Xu Ye.
Whether eating or sleeping, she had to hold this crystal-like little thing, never letting it out of her sight. This enthusiasm truly frightened the little creature.
Before leaving, Ye Fan had instructed it not to reveal any divine abilities or display any cultivation. Therefore, the purple little thing had never escaped its torment, suffering and enjoying at the same time.
It wasn’t used to being held by people. It had always been alone under the moonlight, facing an ancient Buddha, breathing in the clear radiance, always dazed and innocent, pure to the extreme.
These days, the only thing that made it happy was eating a lot of delicious food, better than any previous delicacy. If not for that, the little creature would have long since fled.
This was why it was now teary-eyed upon seeing Ye Fan. It was truly afraid of that little demon girl, hiding behind him, leaving only one big eye to sneak a peek, glancing around.
“Little Ye, how did you mistreat Little Pine? Why did you scare it like this?” Ye Fan said. “Little Pine” was the name he had given the purple little thing.
“I was so good to Little Pine, but it doesn’t appreciate it. It’s so infuriating!” This girl wasn’t that young anymore, sixteen or seventeen, with a slender figure, almost as tall as her mother, but still incredibly lively, hopping and jumping to catch Little Pine.
In Little Pine’s view, this delicate and beautiful face was no different from a demon with horns. It asked Ye Fan aggrievedly if it could go back to its little nest in the stone mountain.
Seeing the little creature so wronged, Ye Fan quickly comforted it, giving it a good talk, saying he wouldn’t abandon it again in the future.
The fragments of the White Jade Purification Vase sparked a heated discussion in the collecting world. Jia De Auction House treated them as rare treasures, and every auction drew much attention.
After receiving a portion of the payment, Ye Fan asked Xu Qiong to help buy an old villa in a quiet area. Now that he was back, he needed to live, and he needed an environment with fewer disturbances.
Today, they were going to buy some daily necessities. The girl Xu Ye volunteered to come with her parents to help Ye Fan pick out things.
Ye Fan went out with Little Pine, but before long, he was stopped several times. Many people asked him what the little thing on his shoulder, glowing with purple light, was. It was endlessly annoying.
Some even said they would report him for privately raising an endangered animal, claiming such a rare creature should be reported to the state and carefully protected.
After a whole day of this, Ye Fan was truly exhausted from dealing with it. Some people even had an overflow of sympathy, calling the police to demand the rescue of a nearly extinct species.
Finally, everything calmed down. Ye Fan carved array patterns in this old villa, took out a Dust-Avoiding Pearl, and made it clean and bright.
And Little Pine was finally free. But it was still a bit afraid of Ye Fan, glancing at him timidly, carefully peeling a hazelnut, holding the kernel with its little paws, looking up, and offering it to him ingratiatingly. Its big eyes, like black gems, were very pure.
“You don’t need to be afraid of me. Living is about being at ease, not putting shackles on yourself. If you feel uncomfortable, I can send you back to the Tibetan region to continue being carefree.” Ye Fan patted its head.
He didn’t know why, but sometimes he felt the little creature was pitiful. Its innocence, ignorance, and timidity were a manifestation of its deepest heart, full of awe for fate.
Little Pine seemed to understand but not fully. Still, it relaxed a bit. While secretly glancing at Ye Fan, it obediently sat there peeling hazelnuts and placing them in a small porcelain dish.
“Be the same as before. Don’t be afraid. Here, this is for you.” Ye Fan took out a Red Moon Fruit, shaped like a crescent moon, red and crystal clear all over, with a fragrant aroma.
*Gulu gulu*
The purple little thing’s big eyes instantly lit up, rolling around. It asked cautiously, was it really for it?
“Of course it’s true. Don’t be restrained from now on. I am your master; you can treat me as family.” Ye Fan comforted it.
The unease deep in its heart finally disappeared. It instantly became lively, rolling around with the Red Moon Fruit, giggling mindlessly. Its innocent appearance was somewhat heartbreaking.
*Clang*
Ye Fan cut off a small piece of Great Luo Silver Essence, tempered it a thousand times, and forged it with his own cultivation, finally casting a silver bell. It wasn’t large, shaped like a small bell, the only difference being that something was hanging inside to strike and produce sound.
He was very meticulous. The Great Luo Silver Essence formed the bell wall, only the size of a finger joint. Then he shrunk the little stone Buddha, forged it into the bell’s clapper, and placed it inside.
The purple little thing had been with the little stone Buddha since childhood and had long developed feelings for it. Now that Ye Fan had forged such a treasure for it and taught it how to store it inside its body, it was naturally very happy.
Not just on Earth, but even in the Big Dipper Star Domain, this treasure was a shocking divine artifact. Casting the “bell” with Great Luo Silver Essence and using the mysterious little stone Buddha as the “clapper” made it unparalleled in the world.
Moonlight, like water, spilled down. Little Pine spat out the treasure, stood by the window, and used the bell’s Buddha light to draw in the moonlight for cultivation.
It was very spiritual. Although innocent, it knew the benefits of cultivating this way and had great perseverance, never wasting time every night.
Ye Fan didn’t force its growth. With his current cultivation, making it advance rapidly wasn’t difficult, but he didn’t do that. The path of cultivation required step-by-step progress, with a solid foundation. That was fundamental. Otherwise, big trouble would arise later. A towering building might collapse overnight due to a weak foundation.
What he could do was guide and teach the method; the actual cultivation still depended on the little creature itself.
“Tonight, I will teach you a section of the Demon Emperor’s Ancient Scripture.” Ye Fan had once discussed scriptures with Pang Bo, comparing ancient texts, and knew quite a bit about the Green Emperor’s scripture.
Combining the Dao Scripture and the Demon Emperor’s scripture, he tailored a method for the little creature. As soon as the method was complete, it immediately attracted thunder, resonating with the Great Dao.
“This method is no weaker than any demon scripture. It starts at a high level. From now on, it depends on you.”
It must be said that the purple little thing had extremely high spiritual intelligence. It firmly memorized everything and soon began to use this method to mobilize its own cultivation.
Soon, news came from India. After the several venerable masters returned and reported in detail, the 190-plus-year-old old monk was moved. He agreed with two other peers to come east together.
The bidding for the White Jade Purification Vase fragments caused a stir. The Indian venerable masters bought back two pieces, and then three consecutive fragments were bought by a young man.
The venerable masters of the Buddhist sect taking action naturally added more mystery to the White Jade Purification Vase. Many collectors no longer harbored illusions. It was impossible to collect them all; they were too expensive to form a complete vase. Now, everyone was proud just to own a piece.
“Good. Let’s use the vase fragments to see if we can lure out some people.” Ye Fan muttered to himself.
Time could fade everything. After so many days, Ye Fan’s grief was still there, but he was no longer as immersed in it as before, unable to extricate himself.
These days, he often brewed a cup of green tea, chanted the *Yellow Court Classic* in his leisure, and read the *Nanhua Classic* in his solitude. His heart gradually became empty and bright, and he often looked up at the starry sky at night.
Severing the Dao!
He knew the time was not far off. If he was willing, he could step into it at any moment. But after the recent ups and downs, with his mind calm, he suddenly felt that erasing the obsessions in his heart was not his Dao.
“Neither the ones on this side of the starry sky nor the ones on the other side will I sever. Not even forgetting them for a time is acceptable.”
Although he had returned, his parents were no longer there, and his obsession was even stronger. On the other end of the starry sky, there were so many old friends and so many past events that were hard to forget, yet he couldn’t go back.
“Severing any one of them, I could immediately step into Immortal Three, but I won’t do that…”
Ye Fan shook his head. His obsessions were too many. It was easy to say severing the Dao—just choose one, firmly cut it off, and step onto one’s own path.
Saying severing the Dao was difficult because he didn’t want to do that. He wanted to untie everything and let his mind be at peace. But doing so was almost like erasing himself.
“I want to remember everything!”
His gaze hardened. He knew what he would encounter in this trial, and it would be different from anyone else.
Heaven severs the human path, but he would go against the current and resist it. He wanted to sever the Great Dao that blocked him. This was a path defying the world!
“It’s not waiting for you to sever me, but for me to sever you in reverse.”
Ye Fan was very calm. When he said these words, there was no emotional fluctuation, no impassioned fervor. Reading the *Nanhua Classic* in solitude, chanting the *Yellow Court Classic* in leisure—these days, his heart was full of peace.
He deeply knew the consequences of doing this. If he succeeded, his Dao would be incredibly broad, surpassing others. If he failed, then what would be severed would be himself.
“Severing the Dao, severing the Dao. Perhaps doing this is the true severing of the Dao. If you don’t sever the Great Dao that blocks your path, how can you deserve this name!”
On Earth, it was difficult to sense the Great Dao. It was a place hard to cultivate, even more difficult than the Big Dipper before the heavens and earth changed.
However, there was one advantage: once one’s cultivation advanced, it would certainly be astonishing. Just like the human saints of the Big Dipper, who were incredibly powerful, making the ancestral kings who survived from the ancient times tremble.
Now, Ye Fan had chosen such a different path. If he didn’t break through, fine. But once he did, under such difficult conditions, severing the Great Dao in reverse would surely shake the past and present.
The path needed to be walked by oneself. Perhaps it would turn to ashes in a single day, but if he broke through, he might see scenery never seen before.
A cup of green tea, with a faint, lingering fragrance, spread out. Ye Fan stood by the window, looking into the distance.
These days, he hadn’t cultivated, but his heart grew calmer. Brewing a cup of fragrant tea, reading a volume of the *Dao Canon*, his mind became incredibly ethereal.
The path of severing the Dao, a different path. Please, all great emperors, escort me. I call for support!